The Palazzo Pitti, built in 1458, is one of the most famous museum complexes in Italy, and is just a stone’s throw away from the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.

It started life as Luca Pitti's private residence,  but  later came to be owned by the Medici, the Lorraine and the Savoy dynasties. Over the centuries, the palace became a treasure trove of famous frescoes, paintings, sculptures, jewellery, porcelain and other luxury items, which are displayed across the Royal Apartments, the Palatine Gallery, the Modern Art Gallery, the Silver Museum, the Porcelain Museum, the Carriages Museum and the Costume Gallery.

Its famous garden, the Boboli Gardens, can be found behind the palace. They are one of the first and largest royal European gardens. Planned in 1550, the Boboli Gardens offers an outdoor museum exhibiting a collection of 16th to 18th century sculptures amongst an Italian-style geometrical garden and an English-style romantic landscape-garden, all with an exceptional view of Florence.

Address

Piazza de' Pitti 1, 50125 Florence

Getting There

Bus: Line 11 (San Felice), lines C3 and D (Pitti)